Cigarette-former.



M. G. GILLETTE.

CIGARETTE FORMER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1909.

Inventor: MoiZ GGilLeRG.

, Patented June 14,1910.

1.9.. w t A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MOTT G. GILLETTE, on NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO DAVID s. DE JONGH, onNEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGARETTE-FORMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 14, 1910.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, MOTT G. GILLETTE, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventeda new and useful Cigarette- Former, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to cigarette formers; and has for its object toprovide a device of this kind which can be connected with a tobacco bag,or pouch of any kind, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, andeflicient in operation.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure 1, is an elevation of a cigarette former constructed according tomy invention, a portion of a tobacco bag being indicated in position bydotted lines; and Fig. 2, is a vertical section of the same, taken atright angles to Fig. 1, the parts being in different positions.

In the drawing, like numerals of reference refer to the same parts ineach of the views; and in practice I provide a cup 3, having an annulargroove 4, formed in the side thereof adjacent to the top, in which maybe tied in a tight manner the mouth of a tobacco bag, as 5, by means ofthe usual draw strings 6; or if a rubber pouch is used having an elasticopening, this opening can be elastically mounted in the groove 4;, aswill be readily understood, so that in any event the tobacco within thepouch, or bag, can not escape between the cup and mouth of thereceptacle. The cup 3, is provided centrally of the bottom thereof withan open, tubular projection 7, adapted to act as a sleeve to slidablyfit on a tube 8, which is provided with an annular rib 9, and the end ofthe tube 8, is turned outward at the top to form a flange 10, within thecup, to prevent the withdrawal of the tube 8, from the cup, whilepermitting the sleeve 7, of the cup to slide between the groove 9, andthe flange 10, thereof, thereby allowing the cup 3, to have areciprocating motion on the end of the tube 8. Mounted on the tube 8,below the rib 9, is a second tube 11, which is preferably of a lengthequal to the length of the tube 8, between the rib 9, and the lower end12, thereof, so that when the upper end of the tube 11, is in engagementwith the rib 9,

the lower ends of the tubes 8, and 11, will be substantially flush. Thetube 8, is also provided with a pin, or projection 13, and the tube 11,is provided with a slot 14, within which the pin 13, is free to move,and the tube 11, is free to slide on the tube 8, limited in the outwardmovement by the pin 13, and on the inward, or upward movement by the rib9.

The operation of the device will be readily understood from theforegoing description. A cigarette paper is wrapped around the tube 11,and fastened together by wetting with the tongue, if desired, allowingthe paper to project sufficiently below the end 15, to be folded inunder the tubes to form a closed end. Then by inverting the former sothat the end 15 is below the receptacle 5, the tobacco from thereceptacle will pass down the tube 8, into the paper tube to form thecigarette, the paper tube being gradually slid olf the tube 11, as it isfilled with tobacco. To insure the ready flow of the tobacco from thereceptacle 5, the cup is reciprocated on the tube 8, between the rib 9,and flange 10. As shown in Fig. 1, the sleeve 7 of the cup is againstthe rib 9, thus allowing the portion of the tube 8, adjacent to theflange 10, to project upward within the cup, as indicated in dottedlines. This vertical movement of the tube 8, within the cup 3, willserve to agitate the tobacco; and when the tube 8, is drawn down to theposition shown in Fig. 2, with the flange 10, substantially flush withthe inclined sides 16, of the bottom of the cup, the tobacco willreadily flow down these inclined sides into the tube 8, and down thetube to the paper cigarette tube.

To pack the tobacco within the paper cigarette tube, the tube 11, isreciprocated on the tube 8, between the rib 9, and the point limited bythe pin 13. In Fig. 1, the tube 8, is shown as raised to the highestlimit within the tube 11, leaving a short distance at the bottom betweenthe ends of the two tubes. On the downward stroke of the tube 8, the end11, of the tube 8, will engage the tobacco sufliciently to drive it downwithin the paper tube and pack it within the paper tube to form a firmcigarette. This will be readily understood when it is remembered that inpractice the reciprocation of the tube 8, and cup 3, will be quiterapid, and that the paper cigarette tube will leave the tube 11, only asrapidly as it is forced away by the packing of the tobacco within thesame.

It will thus be seen that the inner tube 8, will act as a plunger topack the tobacco within the cigarette tube, and at the same time, thetobacco is free to flow or fall down this tube without any interference;and as the tube 8, is only slightly smaller than the tube 11, I am ableto have substantially as free a channel from the receptacle 5, to thecigarette tube as would be the case if the tube 8, did not extend thelength of the tube 11; and, at the same time, I am able to pack thetobacco within the cigarette tube by a plunger.

The entire device is simple in construction and operation, cheap tomanufacture, and very light to carry.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A cigarette former comprising a cup reciprocally mounted on a tube,and a second tube reciprocally mounted on said tube.

2. A cigarette former comprising a cup provided with an annular groove,and with a central,bottom opening surrounded by a collar, or sleeve; atube slidably mounted within said collar, or sleeve, and a second tubeslidably mounted on said tube.

8. A cigarette former comprising a cup having an annular flange in thesides thereof, and an inclined bottom with a central opening surroundedby a collar, a tube slidably mounted in said collar and having a flangedend adapted to prevent the withdrawal of the tube, said tube having arib below said collar whereby the reciprocal movement of the cup on thetube is limited, and a second tube reciprocally mounted on said tube.

4:. A cigarette former comprising a cup provided with means to secure areceptacle thereto, a tube on which said cup is reciprocally mounted,and a second tube reciprocally mounted on said tube, and means tolfiimit the motion of the second tube on the rst.

5. In a cigarette former, a feeding tube, and a second tube reciprocallymounted thereon, and means to limit the reciprocal motion of the secondtube on the first whereby the ends will coincide at the innermost, oruppermost limit of reciprocation.

6. In a cigarette former, a feed tube through which the tobacco passes,and a mandrel tube reciprocally mounted thereon, said feed tube beingadapted to act as a plunger to pack the tobacco within the papercigarette tube.

7. A cigarette former comprising a cup, a feed tube through which thetobacco passes having limited reciprocal motion within said cup, and amandrel tube reciprocally mounted on said tube, said feed tube beingadapted to pack the fed tobacco within the paper cigarette tube on saidmandrel tube.

8. A cigarette former comprising a cup provided with means to secure areceptacle thereto, a feed tube mounted in the bottom of said cup, theend of said tube having limited, reciprocal motion within said cup, anda mandrel tube reciprocally mounted on said feed tube, and havinglimited movement thereon whereby said feed tube may act as a plunger topack the tobacco within thg cigarette tube formed on the mandrel tu e.

9. The herein described cigarette former comprising a cup having meansto secure a receptacle thereto, and an inclined bottom with a centralopening surrounded by a collar, or flange forming a sleeve, a tubemounted within said sleeve, and provided with a flange at the endthereof, and a rib below said flange whereby the end of the tube mayhave limited reciprocal movement within the cup, and a mandrel tubemounted on the lower end of said tube, and having limited motionthereon, said tubes coinciding at the lower end when the mandrel tube isat a point nearest the cup.

10. In a cigarette former, a cup having means to secure a receptaclethereto, and a flanged feed tube entering said cup and adapted to havinglimited reciprocal motion therein, the bottom of said cup being inclinedtoward said tube, and the end of said tube when at the outermost pointbeing substantially flush with the bottom of the cup adjacent thereto.

Dated 3rd November, 1909.

MOTT G. GILLETTE. l Vitnesses G. P. VAN WYE, E. A. Wns'r.

